Modern Beauty Trends: In: Justin and Lana’s New, Eco-Friendly Music

Paris Hilton, like your friend from high school, just got engaged.
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“Life’s too short to bulls***.” — Naomi Campbell

Justin and Lana’s Eco-Friendly Bops

Non-Recyclable Plastic Pop

It’s still early, but let us dare to predict 2018’s first music trend: eco-friendly pop. The evidence: the latest news from the predictably trendsetting Justin Timberlake and Lana Del Rey. Four years after his last record, Timberlake officially announced the impending release of his next album with a trailer featuring wife Jessica Biel, son Silas, and lots and lots of trees. The last bit is particularly relevant considering the album is titled Man of the Woods. While it remains to be seen whether it contains any specific environmental themes, the album certainly promises to be about both his family and his country-boy roots. “This album is really inspired by my son, my wife, my family, but more so than any other album I’ve written, where I’m from. And it’s personal,” Timberlake wrote in a statement. The first single drops Friday, and the album hits February 2, two days before Timberlake is set to play the Super Bowl halftime show. Meanwhile, Lana Del Rey jumped on a track by Gucci-clad singer-songwriter Børns that is explicitly about environmental and relationship anxieties. Børns based the song, titled “God Save Our Young Blood,” on the story of the Garden of Eden. It’s the kind of song that makes you want to carry out a tempestuous affair with a park ranger in a lakeside tent. There’s also a shout-out to saving the bees.

New Year’s Babies, Engagements, and Weddings, Oh My!

The Bridget Jones Lifestyle (Apparently)

Celebrities: They’re just like your friend from high school on Facebook! Meaning, they got engaged over the holidays. Well, quite a few of them did, and if not, they probably announced a pregnancy, gave birth, or just straight up got married over the holiday break. Let’s quickly run down the milestones. Engaged: Paris Hilton to actor Chris Zylka. He popped the question while the two were vacationing in Aspen. “I’m engaged That’s hot!!!” she later commented on Twitter. This is not Hilton’s first engagement (remember when she briefly had a fiancé also named Paris?), but it will be her first marriage. Also engaged: Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, to restaurateur Ryan Gleason. Also engaged: supermodel Soo Joo Park, to photographer Jack Waterlot. Pregnant: America Ferrera, who is expecting her first child with husband Ryan Piers Williams. Gave Birth: Jessica Alba, who delivered her third child, a boy, with husband Cash Warren on New Year’s Eve. Married: Entertainment journalist Maria Menounos, who wed Keven Undergaro live on television during Steve Harvey’s New Year’s Eve special. Not pregnant, but relatable: Kendall Jenner, who shut down pregnancy rumors stemming from a selfie by claiming that what some perceived as a baby bump was actually just proof of her love of bagels. Not confirmed: Kylie Jenner. Still.

Rethinking YouTube

Logan Paul

Is 2018 going to be the year in which we suddenly realize that letting kids (and teens) watch YouTube all day might not be the best idea? 2017 primed the pump after people realized that creepy automated videos filled with disturbing content were gaming YouTube’s algorithms to target very young children. Then YouTuber Jake Paul went viral, in the wrong way, for being an obnoxious jerk to his neighbors. Tuesday brought another scandal when Logan Paul, a YouTuber popular with the teenybopper set (and, yes, the brother of Jake), published a video in which he ventured into a Japanese forest said to be a popular place for suicides and ended up showing to his millions of followers what reportedly appeared to be a dead body. The condemnation was swift, and even celebrities got involved. “I can’t believe that so many young people look up to you,” wrote Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul (no relation) on Twitter. “So sad. Hopefully this latest video woke them up. You are pure trash.” Paul quickly apologized, saying he was trying to bring about suicide prevention awareness, but Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner wasn’t pleased with that either. “You’re an idiot,” she Tweeted. “You’re not raising awareness. You’re mocking. I can’t believe how self-praising your ‘apology’ is. You don’t deserve the success (views) you have. I pray to God you never have to experience anything like that man did.” Queen of Twitter Chrissy Teigen also weighed in, condemning Paul’s actions but also trying to stem the anger aimed at him. “Should we really be trying to ruin their lives and end their careers or accept the apology, personally make a choice to stop watching, and move on,” she wrote of Paul and others like him. "I'm ashamed of myself," Paul said in his second apology, delivered via YouTube, of course. "I'm disappointed in myself." Paul, for what it’s worth, is a 22-year-old kid with 15 million subscribers, and while this particular situation is shocking, it’s perhaps not shocking that 22-year-olds would mess up eventually, especially with no traditional oversight (TV networks have standards and practices divisions. Independent YouTube creators don’t). Maybe some of the ire should be aimed at YouTube itself.

America Ferrera

@AmericaFerrera

Ferrera initially announced her pregnancy on Instagram with a picture of her and her husband on New Year’s Eve holding up a onesie. On Tuesday, she furthered the celebration by reuniting with her Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants cast mates—Blake Lively, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel—for some extra celebration.